1929 photo added.
Fox Roller Skating Girls 1929 by Schutz Photo, Capitol Photo Service Collection. Courtesy Panoramic Images.
Fox marquee just visible on the far right.
It was the largest version of the image I could find.
It was in an e-mail from the Historical Society of Washington D.C.regarding an upcoming event called the Bootlegger’s Ball.
Circa 1911 photo added, courtesy of Fine Art America.
A broke D.W. Griffith took an acting role in 1908’s “Falsely Accused”.
“The Ranchman’s Son” next door was released in 1911.
March 25–26. Second Days of International Protest. Organized by the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam, led by SANE, Women Strike for Peace, the Committee for Nonviolent Action and the SDS: 20,000 to 25,000 in New York alone, demonstrations also in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Oklahoma City. Abroad, in Ottawa, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Lyon, and Tokyo.
1958 photo added courtesy of Al Ponte’s Time Machine – New York Facebook page.
Correction May 1980.
May 1980 photo as the Forum added, photo credit Chet-Kresiak. “The Long Riders” on the marquee.
1952 photo added courtesy of Al Ponte’s Time Machine – New York Facebook page.
Many more photos on the Silco Facebook page.
Silco’s Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/silcotheatre
Oil on canvas Varsity painting added, copyright Don Elmi via the below website. Many other theatres featured in it as well. Copy & paste to view.
http://www.anatomicallycorrect.org/alltheworldsastage.htm
Many other Don Elmi paintings and various photographs of other theatres on the below website.
http://www.anatomicallycorrect.org/alltheworldsastage.htm
1951 photo added courtesy of TimePassagesNostalgia.com.
1929 photo added. Fox Roller Skating Girls 1929 by Schutz Photo, Capitol Photo Service Collection. Courtesy Panoramic Images. Fox marquee just visible on the far right. It was the largest version of the image I could find. It was in an e-mail from the Historical Society of Washington D.C.regarding an upcoming event called the Bootlegger’s Ball.
Circa 1951 photo added featuring Sam Barris' `49 Mercury custom next to the Compton sign.
1966 print ad added courtesy of Nancy Wilson.
1939 photo added credit S&G Barratts.
1944 photo added as Loew’s Criterion, courtesy of the History In Pictures Facebook page. Clothing collection drive for war victims.
1945 photo added as Queens Moving Pictures, courtesy of the History In Pictures Facebook page.
1945 photo added courtesy of the History In Pictures Facebook page.
1953 photo added, photo credit Samuel Gottscho.
1953 photo added, photo credit Samuel Gottscho.
Circa 1927 photo added courtesy of Henry F. Beck. Sign promoting the Saenger’s building costs mounted over the entryway.
April 1932 ticket image added, courtesy of Kathy Martello.
1928 photo as the Majestic Theatre added, courtesy of Arthur H. Lahote. Original source unknown.
Circa 1911 photo added, courtesy of Fine Art America. A broke D.W. Griffith took an acting role in 1908’s “Falsely Accused”. “The Ranchman’s Son” next door was released in 1911.
Via Photographer Saul Smaizys:
March 25–26. Second Days of International Protest. Organized by the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam, led by SANE, Women Strike for Peace, the Committee for Nonviolent Action and the SDS: 20,000 to 25,000 in New York alone, demonstrations also in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Oklahoma City. Abroad, in Ottawa, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Lyon, and Tokyo.
Tragedy at the Clinton Drive-In. Circa 1958 newspaper story added to Photos Section, courtesy of John D. Hullinger.
Well, never mind. the Star Theatre was at 844 Broadway, pcitured at the top of the Wallack’s Theatre Wiki page. Appears to have closed in 1901.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallack’s_Theatre